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Debunking Four Popular Weight-Loss Myths

Date:Friday, June 02

When beginning any weight-loss program, it’s important to separate the good advice from the myths. Despite being well-intentioned, a lot of weight-loss myths have the potential to prevent more progress than they create.

Here are four myths about weight-loss that you’ve likely been told and should probably dismiss.

Eating less is the only way for you to lose weight

While this might make sense when you hear it, it’s not necessarily true. Luigi Gratton, M.D., M.P.H., Vice President, Worldwide Nutrition Education and Development at Herbalife says this is “Counter to what we do in Herbalife.” Rather than only reducing the amount of food you take in, Dr. Luigi suggests, “replacing and supplementing.”

“When dieting, it's not simply about eating less food. Rather it's about eating more nutrient-dense food,” Dr. Luigi says, “Nutrient dense simply means foods that are lower in fats, sugars, salts and higher in nutrients per calorie.”

What you’re eating is just as important as how much of it you’re eating. As Dr. Luigi points out, “Anyone can reduce their portion of bad food but it's still bad food.”

Rather than simply reducing your overall food intake, try eating small amounts of healthy food, five to six times a day. Plan healthy snacks between your meals and shakes to keep your protein intake up, and your hunger down.

More exercise equals automatic weight loss

Often times, you will hear people say, “Just work out more and you’ll be fine!” While it’s true that exercise is vital to any weight-loss program, it is not a license to eat whatever you want.Exercise is an important component of any weight-loss program. However, what is equally as important is decreasing your caloric intake. Reducing the number of calories you consume while supplementing your diet with vitamins and minerals, makes your exercise more productive and burns calories.

“You can’t just eat pizza, hot dogs, and soda and then go walk for 30 minutes,” Dr. Luigi says, “You’re not going to lose weight, because the calories you’re consuming are way more than the calories that you’re burning.”

Dr. Luigi recommends getting your caloric intake below 3,000 calories a day. A caloric intake between 1,200 to 1,800 calories a day, depending on your size and body type, allows you to reach that point where you’re burning more calories than you’re taking in.

Reducing or eliminating carbs is the first step to losing weight

You hear it all the time. Carbohydrates are the enemy of weight loss, and eliminating as much of them as possible is the true path to losing weight.

Carbohydrates actually help stimulate hormones that store energy, insulin being one of them. This is how your body stores and uses the fuel you need to get through the day. Reducing the amount of carbohydrates you take in reduces the activity of insulin, reducing the stored energy you need to burn, thus helping you lose weight.

It’s important to pay attention to where your carbs are coming from; to be sure you’re receiving the good kind, which will fit into your weight-loss program. As healthier sources of carbs, Dr. Luigi recommends fruits and vegetables, whole-grain breads, pastas, and nuts.

While a diet high in carbohydrates is not at all healthy, keeping the correct kind of carbs in your diet and in the right proportions is an important component in any effective weight-loss program.If I’m following a healthy diet, I don’t need vitamin supplements

This might make sense when you first hear it, but it’s another myth you’ll want to dismiss.

Eating a healthy, balanced diet that’s high in protein is important. At the same time, it’s equally as important to ensure you’re getting the vitamins and minerals you need. This is because much of the food you’re eating, while still healthy, isn’t providing them.

“Most people don’t get enough micronutrients from the food we consume,” Dr. Luigi says, “So supplements can act as an insurance policy.”

This “insurance policy” can fill in the nutritional gaps left by an otherwise healthy diet. Your diet can be high in protein, fiber, and beneficial carbohydrates, but still be leaving you deficient in vitamins and minerals. Using that insurance policy of taking vitamins and minerals in addition to your healthy diet is how you can help ensure that your body is getting the complete nutrition it needs.

No matter how healthy your diet is, a good vitamin and mineral supplement is always key to balanced nutrition.

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Separating what’s real from what’s myth is a big step toward crafting a truly effective weight-loss program. There’s no shortcut to weight loss, and no magic wand. Take the time to learn what makes a truly effective weight-loss plan, and dismiss the myths.

US/Puerto Rico Earnings and Total Volume Acknowledgement

On May 1st 2017, there will be significant changes in the U.S. & Puerto Rico (PR).

These changes will affect you if you place an order in the United States or PR and are relying on the volume for your qualification to earn, worldwide earnings, discount advancement, Sales & Marketing Plan levels, promotions, etc.

What is the change?

Effective May 1st 2017, if you plan to rely on U.S./PR volume for your qualification to earn or for any other qualification, you must ensure that the U.S./PR volume is “Documented.”

What is Documented Volume (DV)?

DV includes profitable, receipted sales to customers in the U.S./PR, purchases by Preferred Members, and purchases in other countries by you and your downline Distributors.
Purchases in the U.S./PR for personal consumption and purchases for retail sale where a receipt was not generated will NOT count as Documented Volume.

Your downline Distributors’ purchases made outside the United States and Puerto Rico (if this is their normal purchasing habit).

If you are relying on this volume to qualify to earn on both your U.S./PR and Worldwide earnings, these new rules could potentially impact your qualification if your U.S./PR purchases are not documented. As a result, we have decided to place certain limits on the ability of International Distributors to place an order in the U.S. & Puerto Rico.

There are two major reasons for this change:

To support the U.S./PR requirement to attain 80% Primary Rewardable Volume. We must achieve this 80% threshold under the FTC Order in order to pay out 100% on the Sales and Marketing Plan. This is an absolute must.

To protect the income of International Distributors with U.S. business, whose earnings could be adversely impacted by U.S./PR product purchases without the proper receipts.

Effective April 28th 2017, International Distributors who do not have a U.S. or PR address on Herbalife’s records will only be able to place the following orders to support their customer sales:

Customer Direct orders with the creation of a receipt with this order*

*If the order is being shipped directly to your customer in the U.S. or Puerto Rico, you will be asked to provide the customer’s information and the price you charged the customer. The receipt will be generated and submitted automatically if you include the required information.

We will no longer accept personal consumption orders or retail inventory orders in the U.S. for any International Distributor; this includes orders when at events or when visiting the U.S. or Puerto Rico.

We thank you for your understanding and your support as we work together to ensure a successful implementation of the FTC order in the U.S./PR.

How do I submit receipts to Herbalife?

Place a customer direct order that is shipped to your U.S./PR customer (direct ship order). The receipt will be generated and submitted automatically if you include the required information.

What if I don’t live in the U.S./PR?

It doesn’t matter if you don’t live in the U.S./PR. What matters is where you or your downline are placing the orders. If you or your downline are placing orders in the U.S. or PR, these rules apply.

This may affect your qualification to earn (earning percentage) on both your U.S./PR and worldwide earnings.

Example:

If you have 2,300 VPs outside of the U.S./PR and 200 Volume Points within the U.S./PR, the 200 Volume Points will only count toward your 2,500 qualification to earn if it is documented

If the 200 Volume Points is not Documented Volume, the volume will NOT count toward your worldwide qualification to earn and you will only have 2,300 DV and only earn 4% Royalty Override and ZERO Production Bonus (if applicable)

This 4% Royalty Override percentage level of earnings and ZERO Production Bonus will also apply to your WW RO and PB